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Dutch Journalist Killed By Russian Cluster Bomb–Report
A report by the Dutch government has revealed that cameraman Stan Storimans was killed by a Russian cluster bomb. Storimans died in Gori, Georgia on August 12th.
21Oct2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Dutch Journalist Killed By Russian Cluster Bomb–Report | Continued
Public Outrage Builds over Jailed Yukos Lawyer
In part of a growing public sentiment in support of jailed lawyer Svetlana Bakhmina, over 50,000 people have signed an internet petition requesting a pardon from Dmitri Medvedev. translation by theotherrussia.org.
20Oct2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Public Outrage Builds over Jailed Yukos Lawyer | Continued
Russian Opposition Figure in Hospital After Arrest
The leader of the Omsk branch of the Union of Right Forces party is in the intensive care unit of a local hospital. He has reportedly suffered a coma and a hypertensive crisis after he was detained by militsiya officers Thursday.
17Oct2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Russian Opposition Figure in Hospital After Arrest | Continued
Falling Oil Prices May Send Russian Budget into Deficit
Oil prices have dipped to levels dangerous for Russia’s federal budget, dropping near or below $70 per barrel on the London, Tokyo and New York exchanges.
17Oct2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Falling Oil Prices May Send Russian Budget into Deficit | Continued
Russian Rights Lawyer Poisoned in France
Karinna Moskalenko, a renowned Russian rights activist and defense attorney, has suffered what appears to be a poisoning attempt in the French city of Strasbourg.
15Oct2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Russian Rights Lawyer Poisoned in France | Continued
Anti-fascist Activist Killed in Moscow
Fedor Filatov, a 26-year old activist in the Antifa movement, died in a Moscow hospital on October 10th from knife wounds sustained early that morning. Antifa believes the attack may have been committed by a skinhead extremist group.
15Oct2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Anti-fascist Activist Killed in Moscow | Continued
Financial Crisis Spilling into Real Russian Economy
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin underscored today that the global liquidity crisis is spilling into the real sector of the economy, despite the government’s best efforts to keep the financial sector under control.
13Oct2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Financial Crisis Spilling into Real Russian Economy | Continued
Russians Withdrew 37 Billion Rubles in September
As a liquidity crisis continues in Russia’s financial sector, the Vedomosti newspaper reports that Russian depositors withdrew 37 billion rubles from private sector banks in September.
13Oct2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Russians Withdrew 37 Billion Rubles in September | Continued
Khodorkovsky In Isolation Ward for Press Interview
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil company, has been put into solitary confinement for 12 days, allegedly for speaking with Esquire author Boris Akunin.
10Oct2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Khodorkovsky In Isolation Ward for Press Interview | Continued
Russian Lawmakers Want Broader Powers for FSB
A group of Russian lawmakers are jumping at anti-corruption measures proposed by President Dmitri Medvedev to hand greater authority to the country’s security agencies, particularly the Federal Security Service (FSB).
8Oct2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Russian Lawmakers Want Broader Powers for FSB | Continued